Violin Scales and Arpeggios, Grades 1-5

Owain Sutton
www.owainsutton.co.uk

June 8, 2013
Contents

1 Grade 1 5
1.1 D major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 A major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 G major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.4 E natural minor, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Grade 2 13
2.1 G major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2 A major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.3 B♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.4 C major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.5 F major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6 D harmonic minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.7 D melodic minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.8 D natural minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.9 G harmonic minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.10 G melodic minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.11 G natural minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2.12 D & G minor arpeggios, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3 Grade 3 30
3.1 B♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.2 D major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.3 A♭ major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.4 E♭ major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.5 E major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.6 A harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.7 A melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.8 A minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.9 D harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.10 D melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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3.11 D minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3.12 Chromatic scale starting on D, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4 Grade 4 40
4.1 A♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.2 B major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.3 C major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.4 E major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.5 G harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.6 G melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.7 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.8 B melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.9 C harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.10 C melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.11 G minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.12 B minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.13 C minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.14 Dominant 7th in C, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.15 Dominant 7th in D, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.16 Chromatic scale starting on A, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.17 Chromatic scale starting on E, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5 Grade 5 54
5.1 G major, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.2 A major, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.3 D♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4 E♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.5 F major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.6 G harmonic minor scale, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.7 G melodic minor scale, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5.8 A harmonic minor scale, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5.9 A melodic minor scale, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.10 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5.11 B melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5.12 C♯ harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
5.13 C♯ melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.14 E harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5.15 E melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.16 G minor arpeggio, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.17 A minor arpeggio, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.18 B minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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5.19 C♯ minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5.20 E minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.21 Dominant 7th in C, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5.22 Dominant 7th in D, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5.23 Dominant 7th in B♭, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.24 Diminished 7th starting on G, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.25 Diminished 7th starting on D, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.26 Chromatic scale starting on G, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.27 Chromatic scale starting on A, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5.28 Chromatic scale starting on B♭, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . 79

One form of minor scales (harmonic, melodic, or at Grade 2 natural) to be played.

4
Chapter 1

Grade 1

1.1 D major, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

5
D major, one octave Grade 1

Separate bows
 0
3
 44

1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

 4
or
3 0 0 3
 4
0 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 0

Slurred bows
 4 0 3 0

3
0 3

 4

1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 0


or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

Arpeggio

 43
0 2 0 3 0 2 0



6
Grade 1 A major, one octave

1.2 A major, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

7
A major, one octave Grade 1

Separate bows
 4 0
3


2 2 0

 4

1 2 3 0 1 1 0 3 2 1


or
3

 44
0 2 2 0


1 2 3 0 1 1 0 3 2 1

Slurred bows
 4 0 1 2
3 2 1


0

 4

1 2 3 0 0 3 2 1

or
 4 0 1 2 3 2 1 0
0


0 3
 4
1 2 3 2 1

Arpeggio

3

 43
0 0


2 0 0 2

8
Grade 1 G major, two octaves

1.3 G major, two octaves

Scale Arpeggio

Separate bows
4 0 3 0 1
2 1
 4

1 2 3 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 0

 3 2 0 3



1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0


or

 44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1

 0

0 3

3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

9
G major, two octaves Grade 1

Slurred bows

2
 44
3 0 0 1 1 0


0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 2 3



0 3


3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

or
 2 1

 44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1

 0 3 0 3


2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

Arpeggio
3 3 2 3
 4
0 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 0



10
Grade 1 E natural minor, one octave

1.4 E natural minor, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

11
E natural minor, one octave Grade 1

Separate bows
4 1
0


3 0 0 3
 4

2 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 1

4
or
3 0 0 3
 4
1 2 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 2 1

Slurred bows
4 1 3 0

0 0 3

 4

2 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 1


or

 44
1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 1

Arpeggio
3 3 3
 4
1 1 0 1 1



12
Chapter 2

Grade 2

2.1 G major, two octaves

Scale Arpeggio

13
G major, two octaves Grade 2

Separate bows
 2

44
3 0 1 1

0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 0


 0 3



3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0


or


44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1

 0 3



0 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

Slurred bows
 2

44
3 0 0 1 1 0

0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 2 3


 0 3



3

2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0


or
 2 1

44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1

 0 3 0 3



2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

Arpeggio


43
0 2 0 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 0 2 0



14
Grade 2 A major, two octaves

2.2 A major, two octaves

Scale Arpeggio

Separate bows
 4 1 0 2


3 1
 4
2 3 0 1 2 1 2 3 0

3





2 0


1 3

0 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1

 4
or
3 0 1 2 3 2

 4
1 2 3 0 1 2 1 2 3 0

 1 0 3


0 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1

15
A major, two octaves Grade 2

Slurred bows
 4 1 0 1 2


3 3 0
 4
2 3 0 1 2 1 2

3

 2 1

0


0 3 3

2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1

or
 1 2 3 2

 44
1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0

 1 0 0 3


3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1

Arpeggio
 3 0 3 0

 4
1 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 1



16
Grade 2 B♭ major, two octaves

2.3 B♭ major, two octaves

Scale Arpeggio

Separate bows

4 2
3


3 0 1 2

 4
3 0 1 2 1 2 3 4


4 3


2 1 0 3

4 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2

or

3 4 3

  44
2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 1 2

 
2 1 0 3

4 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2

17
B♭ major, two octaves Grade 2

Slurred bows

4 2
2 3


3 0 4 1
 4
3 0 1 2 1 2 3


4 3 2


1 4 0 3

3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2

or

2 3 4 3

  44
2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 1


2 1

4 3 0 3

2 1 2 1 0 3 2

Arpeggio


4

  43
2 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 2



18
Grade 2 C major, one octave

2.4 C major, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

19
C major, one octave Grade 2

Separate bows

 44


3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3

or

 44
3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3

Slurred bows

 44

3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3

or

 44
3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3

Arpeggio

 43
3 1 3 2 3 1 3



20
Grade 2 F major, one octave

2.5 F major, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

21
F major, one octave Grade 2

Separate bows

1
  44


2 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 2

or

  44
2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 2

Slurred bows

1
  44


2 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 2

or

  44
2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 2

Arpeggio

  43
2 0 2 1 2 0 2



22
Grade 2 D harmonic minor scale, one octave

2.6 D harmonic minor scale, one octave

Separate bows

  44

 
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

or

  44  
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

Slurred bows

  44

3  2 
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

or

  44  
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

23
D melodic minor scale, one octave Grade 2

2.7 D melodic minor scale, one octave

Up Down

Separate bows

  44

3   2  1 
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 0

or

  44    
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

Slurred bows

  44

   
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

or

  44    
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

24
Grade 2 D natural minor scale, one octave

2.8 D natural minor scale, one octave

Separate bows

  44

0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

Slurred bows

  44

3 
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

25
G harmonic minor scale, one octave Grade 2

2.9 G harmonic minor scale, one octave

Separate bows

  44 
3


0 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0





or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0
 


Slurred bows

  44 
3


0 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0





or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0
 

26
Grade 2 G melodic minor scale, one octave

2.10 G melodic minor scale, one octave

Up Down

Separate bows

  44 
3

  
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0






or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

   


Slurred bows

  44 
3

  
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0






or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

   

27
G natural minor scale, one octave Grade 2

2.11 G natural minor scale, one octave

Separate bows

  44 
3


0 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0


or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

Slurred bows

  44 
3


0 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0


or

  44
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0

28
Grade 2 D & G minor arpeggios, one octave

2.12 D & G minor arpeggios, one octave

D minor arpeggio G minor arpeggio

D minor arpeggio

  43
0 2 0 3 0 2 0



G minor arpeggio

  43
0 2 0 3 0 2 0



29
Chapter 3

Grade 3

3.1 B♭ major, two octaves

Separate bows


 44
2 0 0 4


4


0


4 0


or

4

 44
2 0 0 4




4 0 0 2

Slurred bows


 44
2 0 0 4


4

 
4 0 0


or

30
Grade 3 D major, two octaves


4

 44
2 0 0 4


4 0


0

Arpeggio, separate bows


4

 43
2 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 2



Arpeggio, slurred bows


4 1

 43
2 0 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 0 2



3.2 D major, two octaves

Separate bows


 44
0 2 4 1
0 1


4
1

4 0


1 2 0


or

4

 44
4 1
0 0 2 1




1 4 1 2 0 0


31
A♭ major, one octave Grade 3

Slurred bows
 4 2 4 1
0

4
0 1


4
1 4

0


1 2 0


or
4

4 1

4
0 0 2 1

4

1 4
1 0


2 0

Arpeggio, separate bows

 3
4
0 3 1 1 3 0

4
0 2 1 1 2 0



Arpeggio, slurred bows

4 1

3 1 3 0
3
0 1 1 2


0 2 0

4 

3.3 A♭ major, one octave

Scale, separate bows


   44 
1 4 1 4 1 4 1


or


  44
1 4 1 4 1 4 1

32
Grade 3 E♭ major, one octave

Scale, slurred bows



  44 
1 4 1 4 1 4 1


or


   44
1 4 1 4 1 4 1

Arpeggio, separate bows



   43
1 3 1 4 1 3 1



Arpeggio, slurred bows



   43
1 3 1 4 1 3 1



3.4 E♭ major, one octave

Scale, separate bows


  44 
1 4 1 4 1 4 1


or


  44
1 4 1 4 1 4 1

Scale, slurred bows



  44 
1 4 1 4 1 4 1


or

33
E major, one octave Grade 3



  44
1 4 1 4 1 4 1

Arpeggio, separate bows



  43
1 3 1 4 1 3 1



Arpeggio, slurred bows



   43
1 3 1 4 1 3 1



3.5 E major, one octave

Scale, separate bows

4 
4


1 4 4 1

4 

or
4
4


1 4 4 1

Scale, slurred bows


4 
4


1 4 4 1

4 
 4
or
4 4


1 4 1

Arpeggio, separate bows


3
3 3


1 1 4 1 1

4 

34
Grade 3 A harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Arpeggio, slurred bows

 3 3 1 4 1 3


1 1

4 

3.6 A harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows


44
0


1 0 0

3


0


0 0 1


or
 3

44
0

1 0 0

0


0 0

Slurred bows


44
0 0

1 0

3


0 0


0 1


or
 3

44
0 0

1 0

0 0


0

35
A melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 3

3.7 A melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

 

44
0

 
1 0 0

3



 0

0 0 1




or

 
3

44
0 
 
1 0 0

0




0 0






Slurred bows

 

44
0 0
 
1 0

3



 0 0

0 1




or

36
Grade 3 A minor arpeggio, two octaves

 
3

44
0 0 
 
1 0

0 0




0






3.8 A minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows
3

43
1 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 1



Slurred bows
3 0

43
1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 1



3.9 D harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows


2 1

 44
0 0 1 4

4


1

 
4 1 2 0 0


or
 4


1

 44
0 0 2 1 4


1


4 1 2 0 0


37
D melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 3

Slurred bows

4 1 

2

 44
0 0 1

4
 1 4

  
1 2 0 0


or
4 1  4

 44 
0 0 2 1

1

4


1 2 0 0

3.10 D melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

 
 
2 1

 44
0 0 1 4

4


 1 4



 
1 2 0 0


or
 
4

 
1

 44
0 0 2 1 4

 1



4 1 2 0 0



38
Grade 3 D minor arpeggio, two octaves

Slurred bows
4 1  
 
2

 44
0 0 1

4


 1 4



 
1 2 0 0


or
 
4
4 1 

 44  
0 0 2 1

 1 4



1 2 0 0




3.11 D minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows
4
1 1

 43
0 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 0



Slurred bows
4 1
3 1 3 0

 43
0 2 0 1 1 2 0



3.12 Chromatic scale starting on D, one octave

44
0 1 1 2 2 3

4 0

1 1 2

2 3
2 2 1

 

 
1 0 4

3

2 2 1 1 0

 

39
Chapter 4

Grade 4

4.1 A♭ major, two octaves

Scale, separate bows


  44
1 4 1 4 1 4 1


3

 
1 4 1 4 1 4 1


or

3

  44
1 4 1 4 1 4




1 4 1 4 1 4 1

Scale, slurred bows


4 1

  44
1 4 1 4 1


3 1

 
4 1 4 1 4 1


40
Grade 4 B major, two octaves

or

3

  44
1 4 1 4 1 4


4


1 1 4 1 4 1

Arpeggio, separate bows



   86 
3
1 3 1 4 2 4 4 2 4 1 3 1

Arpeggio, slurred bows



   86
3 4

1 3 1 4 2 4 2 4 1 3 1

4.2 B major, two octaves

Separate bows

 44
4 1


2 4 1 1 4


4

 
1 4 4


1 1 4 2


or
 4 1 4
4

4
2 4 1 4 1

 1 4


1 4 1 4 2


41
C major, two octaves Grade 4

Slurred bows

1

 44
4 4


2 4 1 1


4
1 4

4


1 1 4 2


or

4
4
 44
4 1 1


2 4 1


1 4 1 4


1 4

Arpeggio, separate bows


4

 86 
1 1 1 2


2 4 2 1 3 3 4 2

Arpeggio, slurred bows

 6
4 1


3 1 1

8
2 4 2 1 3 2 4 2

4.3 C major, two octaves

Separate bows

44
2 4 1 4 1 4 1

4
4

1 4


1 1 4 2


42
Grade 4 C major, two octaves

or
4
1

44
2 4 1 4 4 1

1 4


1 4 1 4 2

Slurred bows
1
4

44
2 4 1 4 1

4
1 4 4

1


1 4 2


or
4
1 4 1

44
2 4 1 4

1 4
1


4 1 4 2

Arpeggio, separate bows

4


1

86
2 4 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 4 2

Arpeggio, slurred bows

4 1


3 1 1

86
2 4 2 1 3 2 4 2

43
E major, two octaves Grade 4

4.4 E major, two octaves

Separate bows


4 1

4
4


2 1 4 1

4

4
1 4

1 4


1 4 2


or


4
4 1

4
4 1


2 4 1

4

1 4 1 4


1 4 2

Slurred bows


1
4

4
4 4 1


2 1

4
4

1 4


1 4 1 4


2


or
4

 4
4 1
4 1 4 1


2

4

1 4
1 4 1 4


2

44
Grade 4 G harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Arpeggio, separate bows

 6
4
1 1


4 2 3 3

2 1 1 2 4 2

8 

Arpeggio, slurred bows

4 1

3 1 3

2
6
4 1 1 2


2 4 2

8 

4.5 G harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows
 1

 44
0 0 0 4



2
1 


4 0 0 0


or
 1

 44
0 0 0 4 2 1


  4 0


0 0



Slurred bows
 1
4

 44
0 0 0



2 1 4


0 0 0


45
G melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 4

or
 
1 2

 44
0 0 0 4 1


4 0


0 0



4.6 G melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

 0 1

 44
0 0 0

 


 1
 4

2

0 0 0




or
 4 0 0 1
2
1

4
0 0

 
 
 4 0


0 0





Slurred bows

  
0 1

 44
0 0 0

 



 4
2 1


0 0 0




or

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Grade 4 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves

 0 
1 2

 44
0 0 0 1
 

 
 4 0


0 0





4.7 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

 
4 
4 1


2 4 1 1 4

4

4

 
1 4 4


1 1 4 2


or
  4

 44
4 1

2 4 1 4 1




1 4

1 4 1 4 2

Slurred bows


1

4
4

4


2 4 1 1

4

4
 1 4

4


1 1 4 2


or

47
B melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 4

 
4

 44
4 1 4 1

2 4 1


1 4 1 4


1 4

4.8 B melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

  
4  
4 1


2 4 1 1 4

4

4




1 4 4


1 1 4 2




or
  
4

 44
4 1 
 
2 4 1 4 1


 1 1 4


4 1 4 2






Slurred bows


1
 
4
4
 
4


2 4 1 1

4

4


 1 4

4


1 1 4 2




or

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Grade 4 C harmonic minor scale, two octaves

  
4

 44
4 1 4 1 
 
2 4 1



1 4 1 4


1 4






4.9 C harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

 

  44
2 4 1 4 1 4 1



4
 4

1 4


1 1 4 2


or


4
1 

  44
2 4 1 4 4 1



1


4 1 4 1 4 2



Slurred bows


1
4 

  44
2 4 1 4 1

4
  1 4 4

 
1 1 4 2


or

49
C melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 4

4
 
1 4 1

  44
2 4 1 4



1 4


1 4 1 4 2



4.10 C melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

  

  44
2 4 1 4 1 4 1
 




4
4


 
1 4


1 1 4 2


or


1  
4


  44
2 4 1 4 4 1
 



1



4 1 4 1 4 2

Slurred bows


1
4  

  44
2 4 1 4 1
 
4




1 4 4


 
1


1 4 2


or

50
Grade 4 G minor arpeggio, two octaves


4

  
1 4 1

  44
2 4 1 4
 



1 4





1 4 1 4 2

4.11 G minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows
 

 86
0 2 0 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 0 2 0

Slurred bows
 
2 3

 86
0 2 0 3 1 3 1 3 0 2 0

4.12 B minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows


4

6 
1 1 1 2


2 4 2 1 3 3 4 2

8 

Slurred bows

 6
4 1


3 1 3 1 2

8
2 4 2 1 4 2

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C minor arpeggio, two octaves Grade 4

4.13 C minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows


4


1

  86
2 4 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 4 2

Slurred bows
4 1
 
3 1 1

  86
2 4 2 1 3 2 4 2

4.14 Dominant 7th in C, one octave

44 
0 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 3

4.15 Dominant 7th in D, one octave


4 
3 4


1 3 1 3 1 3 0

4 

4.16 Chromatic scale starting on A, one octave

Separate bows

44
4 3 3
 
2 3 3 2

1 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2

    

 
2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 1

   
52
Grade 4 Chromatic scale starting on E, one octave

Slurred bows
4 3 3
 
2 3 3 2

44 
1 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2

  
 


 
2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 1

   

4.17 Chromatic scale starting on E, one octave

Separate bows

 3 3 3
0 1 1

4

44 
1 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 2


  
2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 1
 





Slurred bows

 3  3
3

44
0 1 1 2 3 4

4

1 2 2 3 2 2


  
2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 1
 





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Chapter 5

Grade 5

5.1 G major, three octaves

Scale, separate bows


1 2 1

44
0 0 0 2 1 4

4 4


1 2 1


4

1 2 0 0 0


or
4 4 4

 4 1 2 1

44
0 0 0 2 1


1 2 1 2

4 0


1 0 0

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Grade 5 G major, three octaves

Scale, slurred bows

4
1

4 1 2

44
0 0 0 2 1

4 4
1 2

1 4

1 2


0 0 0


or
1 4 4 4


4 1 2

44
0 0 0 2 1

1 2

1 4 2

1 0


0 0

Arpeggio, separate bows

4


3 1 1 3

89 
0 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 0

Arpeggio, slurred bows

4 1
3 1

3
1

1 1

89
0 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 0

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A major, three octaves Grade 5

5.2 A major, three octaves

Scale, separate bows


1
1 2 1 2

4
0 4

1 0 2 1

4
4


4
1

4 0

1 2 0


or
4


1 2 1
4 1 2
4
0


1 0 2 1

4

4
1

4

1 2 0 0

Scale, slurred bows

1
2 1 2

1

 44
0 4
1 0 2 1

4
4


1 4


1 2 0

0


or

56
Grade 5 D♭ major, two octaves

4
2 1


4 1 2 1

4
0 2 1


1 0

4
4


1 4


2


1 0 0

Arpeggio, separate bows

4

 9
3 1 1 3


1 1
1 3 1 1 3

8
1 3 1 1 3 1 1

Arpeggio, slurred bows

4 1
3 1
 9
3
1 1 1

3 1 3 1 1 3

8
1 3 1 1 1

5.3 D♭ major, two octaves

Separate bows



    44
4 4 1
2 4 1 1

4


 
1

4 1 4 1 4 2


or

57
D♭ major, two octaves Grade 5

4


    44
4 1
2 4 1 4 1



 
1 4 1 4 1 4 2

Slurred bows
1


    44
4 4
2 4 1 1

4

1 4

 
1 4 1 4 2


or
4


4 1

   44
2 4 1 4 1

1

4


1 4 1 4 2

Arpeggio, separate bows

4

1

1 1

   86
2 4 2 1 3 3 2 4 2

Arpeggio, slurred bows

4 1

3 1 1

3

   86
2 4 2 1 2 4 2

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Grade 5 E♭ major, two octaves

5.4 E♭ major, two octaves

Separate bows


4 1

  44
2 4 1 4 1


1 4

1


1 4 4 2


or
4


4 1

  44
2 4 1 4 1


1 4 1


1 4 4 2

Slurred bows
1

4

  44
2 4 1 4 1

4
4


1


1 4 1 4


2


or
4
4

1

  44
2 4 1 4 1

1 4


1 4 1


4 2

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F major, two octaves Grade 5

Arpeggio, separate bows

4


1 1


2

  86
2 4 1 3 3 1 2 4 2


Arpeggio, slurred bows

4 1


3 1 3

2

  86
2 4 1 1 2 4 2


5.5 F major, two octaves

Separate bows

sul G 4 1

 44
2 4 1 4 1

4
1 4

 
1 4 1 4 2

or
4
sul G 4 1

 44
2 4 1 4 1

1 4


1 4 1 4 2


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Grade 5 F major, two octaves

Slurred bows
1
sul G 4

 44
2 4 1 4 1

4
1 4
4

 
1 1 4 2

or
4
4 1
sul G 4

 44
2 4 1 1

1 4
1 4


1 4 2


Arpeggio, separate bows

4
sul G 1 1


2 3 3

 86
2 4 1 1 2 4 2


Arpeggio, slurred bows

4 1
sul G 3 1 3


2 1

 86
2 4 1 2 4 2


61
G harmonic minor scale, three octaves Grade 5

5.6 G harmonic minor scale, three octaves

Separate bows

4
 
1 2 1

 44
0 0 0 2 1 4


4
4
 
1 2 1


4

1 2 0 0 0


or
4 4 4

  4 1 2 1

 44
0 0 0 2 1


 
1 2 1 2

4 0


1 0 0


Slurred bows

1 2 1 4
 
4

 44
0 0 0 2 1



4 4
1 2


1 4

1 2


0 0 0


or

62
Grade 5 G melodic minor scale, three octaves

4
4 4
2 1
 
4 1

 44
0 0 0 2 1

1 2


1 4 2

1 0


0 0


5.7 G melodic minor scale, three octaves

Separate bows

 4
  
1 2 1

 44
0 0 0 2 1 4

 
4

 4





1 2 1


4

1 2 0 0 0




or

 4 4 
4

  
4 1 2 1

 44
0 0 0 2 1

 





1 2 1
2

4 0


1 0 0




63
A harmonic minor scale, three octaves Grade 5

Slurred bows

 
4
1 2 1
  
4

 44
0 0 0 2 1

 



4 4
1 2




1 4

1 2


0 0 0




or
   
4 4 4
1

 
2

4 1

 44
0 0 0 2 1

 
1 2





1 4 2

1 0


0 0




5.8 A harmonic minor scale, three octaves

Separate bows



1
1 2 1 2

44
0 4


1 0 2 1

4

4
4
1

0


1 2 0


or

64
Grade 5 A harmonic minor scale, three octaves

 4

4 1 2 1 2 1

44
0

1 0 2 1

4
4
1

 
1 2 0 0

Slurred bows

2 1 2
1

 4 1

44
0 2 1

1 0

4
 4

1 4


1 2 0


0


or


4
2 1

4 1 2 1

44
0 2 1

1 0

4

1 4


2


1 0 0

65
A melodic minor scale, three octaves Grade 5

5.9 A melodic minor scale, three octaves

Separate bows

 
 
1
1 2 1 2

44
0 4

 
1 0 2 1

4


 4
1


 4
 0

1 2 0




or
 
4
 
 
1 2 1
4 1 2

44
0
 
1 0 2 1

4
1


 4



1 2 0 0




Slurred bows

2 1 2
1
 
 
4 1

44
0 2 1
 
1 0

4


 4
1 4




 1 2 0

0




or

66
Grade 5 A melodic minor scale, three octaves

 
2 1 4
 
 
4 1 2 1

44
0 2 1
 
1 0

4
1 4




 1 2


0 0




67
B harmonic minor scale, two octaves Grade 5

5.10 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

 
4 
4 1


2 4 1 1 4

4

4

 
1 4


4 1 1 4 2


or
  4

4
4 1

1


2 4 1 4

4
 1 4

1


4 1 4 2

Slurred bows


1

4
4

4


2 4 1 1

4

4
 4

1 4


1 1 4 2


or

 4 
4
4 1 4 1

4 
2 4 1


1 4 1 4


1 4

68
Grade 5 B melodic minor scale, two octaves

5.11 B melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

  

 44  
2 4 1 4 1 4 1


4




 1 4


4 1 1 4 2





or
  
4


44
4 1

 
2 4 1 4 1


 1 1 4


4 1 4 2






Slurred bows

  
1

4
4
 
4


2 4 1 1

4

4

 4


 1 4


1 1 4 2






or

  
4

 44
4 1 4 1 
 
2 4 1



1 4 1 4


1 4






69
C♯ harmonic minor scale, two octaves Grade 5

5.12 C♯ harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

 
4 
1 4 4 1

2 4 1

4

4
 4
 
1 4


1 1 4 2


or

 1  4

4 
4 4 1

2 4 1

4
 1 4



1 4 1 4 2

Slurred bows

 4 4
1


1 4

2 4 1

4

4
 1 4 4
 
1


1 4 2


or

 4 
4
1 4 1

4


2 4 1

4

1 4

1


4 1 4 2

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Grade 5 C♯ melodic minor scale, two octaves

5.13 C♯ melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

  
4  
1 4 4 1

2 4 1

4

4


 4

1 4


1 1 4 2





or

 4  
4
1 
 
4 4 1

2 4 1

4

 1 4


1 4 1 4 2






Slurred bows

 4  
1
4
 
1 4

2 4 1

4

4


 1 4 4

1


1 4 2






or

  
4
1 4 1 
4  
4

2 4 1

4


1 4
1 4


1 4 2






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E harmonic minor scale, two octaves Grade 5

5.14 E harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

4 
4 1
4

4
2 1 4 1

4

 4
1 4

1 4


1 2


or
 4
 4
4 1

44
2 4 1 1

 4
1 4 1 4


1

Slurred bows
1

4
4

4 4 1

4
2 1

4


1 4
 
1 4 1 4


2


or

4


4 1

44 
2 4 1 4 1

1

4

1 4 1 4



72
Grade 5 E melodic minor scale, two octaves

5.15 E melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

 
4 
1

4
4

4
2 1 4 1

4



 1 4

1 4


1

 4
 2


or
 
4


 
4 1

44
2 4 1 4 1



 1 4 1 4


1

 4



Slurred bows
1
 
4
4
 
4 4 1

4
2 1

4



 1 4


1 4 1 4


2






or
 
4


4 1 

44  
2 4 1 4 1

1

4

 1 4 1 4






73
G minor arpeggio, three octaves Grade 5

5.16 G minor arpeggio, three octaves

Separate bows
4
1 1 3

3

 89 
0 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 0

Slurred bows
4 1
3 1 3

1

1 1

 89
0 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 0

5.17 A minor arpeggio, three octaves

Separate bows
4
3 1 1 3


1 1

89
1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1

Slurred bows
4 1
3 1 3
1 1 1

89 
1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1

74
Grade 5 B minor arpeggio, two octaves

5.18 B minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows


4

6 
1 1 1 2


2 4 2 1 3 3 4 2

8 

Slurred bows


4 1

6 
3 1 3 1 2


2 4 2 1 4 2

8 

5.19 C♯ minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows


4


1
6
2 1 1 2


2 4 1 3 3 4 2

8 

Slurred bows


4 1


3 1 1
6
2 3 2


2 4 1 4 2

8 

5.20 E minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows
4

1 1


2

86
2 4 1 3 3 1 2 4 2


75
Dominant 7th in C, two octaves Grade 5

Slurred bows
4 1

3 1 3

2

86
2 4 1 1 2 4 2


5.21 Dominant 7th in C, two octaves

Separate bows


1 2 1 3 1

 3

44
0 2 0 2 3 1 3 2 0 2 3





 

Slurred bows
2 1 3

44 
3 1
0 2 0 2 3 1
 1 3 2 0 2 3




 

5.22 Dominant 7th in D, two octaves

Separate bows

 

3 2
4 
3 0
 2 0 2 0 3 1 3


1 3 1 2 0 0

4


 

Slurred bows


3 2 0


0

 2

3 0 2 2 0 3 1 3


1 3 1 0


4


4


76
Grade 5 Dominant 7th in B♭, one octave

5.23 Dominant 7th in B♭, one octave

Separate bows



 44  
1 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 4



Slurred bows



 44  
1 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 4



5.24 Diminished 7th starting on G, one octave

44 
0 2 4 1 3 1 4 2 0

        

5.25 Diminished 7th starting on D, one octave


4 4

44  
0 2 1
3 1  2 0


  

5.26 Chromatic scale starting on G, two octaves

Separate bows

44 
4 0 1

0 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 3

  
 
 4
1 1 2 1 1
4 2


1 2 2 3 0 0 3 2

1 1 0
 
4

 
3 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 1 1 0

    
77
Chromatic scale starting on A, two octaves Grade 5

Slurred bows

44 
4 0 1

0 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 3

  
 
1  4
1
 
1 2 1

2 0 0 3 2
2 3 4


1 2

1 1 0
 
4

 
3 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 1 1 0

    

5.27 Chromatic scale starting on A, two octaves

Separate bows

44
1 1 2

2 3 4 0

1 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2

  

1 2 2 1 4

 4
1 2 3 2 1
2 3 0 0 3

2 
0

4 3



2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 0

   

Slurred bows

44
1 1 2

2 3 4 0

1 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2

  

1 2 2  
2 3

1


3 4 0 1 2 1 0 4
2 3

2   
2 1 0 4 3


1 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 0

   

78
Grade 5 Chromatic scale starting on B♭, two octaves

5.28 Chromatic scale starting on B♭, two octaves

Separate bows

44  
3 4 0

2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2

    
1 2 4 2 1 4

1 2 3 3 2 1


3 4 0 0

2  
1 0 4

3


3 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2

  

Slurred bows

44  
3 4 0 2

2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 2

    

  4 3

2
1 
2 2

4 0 1 1 3 2 4
3 1


0

  
2 1 0 4

3 2 3


1 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2

  

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